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NY Times Expands Bestseller Lists

From Crains New York Business, via Shelf Awareness, comes a big story that did not get a mention anywhere else that I could find: The New York Times Book Review ... [Link]

Can’t Trust Anyone Over Twenty

The Guardian reports on a poll of 16-to-34-year-olds that found that Roald Dahl is the favorite children’s author among young adults. JK Rowling, the author of the immensely popular Harry ... [Link]

The Great Purge

There was a chilling article in the New York Times a couple of weeks ago. It seems that the Federal Bureau of Prisons has instructed its chaplains to clear prison ... [Link]

Paper Trail

In a case of art imitating life, a Polish court sentenced a writer to twenty-five years in prison for the gruesome murder and mutilation of the lover of his estranged ... [Link]

The Big Get Bigger

Author Solutions, Inc. announced the acquisition of iUniverse, the Print-On-Demand publisher. iUniverse joins AuthorHouse as a member of the Author Solutions family of brands, forming the world’s largest author and ... [Link]

Libraries in the UK

At the mercy of municipal and state governments all too quick to cut their services to save a buck (and avoid raising taxes for homeowners), America’s public libraries lead a ... [Link]

Racial Divide

The racial aspects of the reading divide was only touched upon in passing, if at all, by those commenting on the AP-Ipsos poll of American reading habits. The poll found, ... [Link]

Can You Hear Me Now?

Lost in all the fallout from the release of the AP-Ipsos poll of American reading habits, was a YouGov poll in the UK that found that a plurality of Brits ... [Link]

On the Road Again

Alan Feuer has found his muse. For the seventh time, Feuer, a reporter for the New York Times, has written an article on Laura Albert, the woman who achieved some ... [Link]

Harbingers of Upheaval

On more than one occasion, I’ve noted the growing popularity of vampires. A week and a half ago, I devoted a post to this trend. The question is not whether ... [Link]

Bestseller Ideas

In this week’s interview, Dean Rotbart and Michael Drew discuss the likelihood of a book idea becoming a publishing success. In their discussion, they reveal how to identify whether your idea is bestseller material. Do you really have a sure-fire idea for a bestseller? Hear what they have to say . . . .

The Lessons of Harry Potter: A Beneath the Cover Podcast

Michael R. Drew discusses what all authors - even those writing non-fiction - can learn from the phenomenal success of the Harry Potter Series. More